Wapello, Iowa Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among Wapello, IA population of 35,437 people, 77.02% (27,295) identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - White Alone, 6.45% (2,284) identified their ethnicity as Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone, and 4.07% (1,443) identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone.

The first chart below shows the population by ethnicity and the second chart shows the percentage of the population for each ethnicity. You can also find the information in a table below.

You can see similar information for other Iowa counties and also for the state of Iowa.

Wapello, IA Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020
Non-Hispanic - White Alone
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races
Hispanic - Two or More Races
Hispanic - White Alone
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone
Percentage of Wapello, IA Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020
Non-Hispanic - White Alone
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races
Hispanic - Two or More Races
Hispanic - White Alone
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone
Wapello, IA Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 27295 77.02
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 2284 6.45
Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone 1443 4.07
Non-Hispanic - Two Or More Races 1073 3.03
Hispanic - Two Or More Races 962 2.72
Hispanic - White Alone 885 2.50
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 622 1.76
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 518 1.46
Hispanic - American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 166 0.47
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 88 0.25
Non-Hispanic - American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 66 0.19
Hispanic - Black or African American Alone 26 0.07
Hispanic - Asian Alone 7 0.02
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.01